Security Bulletin
Summary
A Shell Command Injection vulnerability has been discovered in IBM Security Network Protection.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6183
Description: IBM Security Network Protection could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on the system.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 9.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98519 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
Products: IBM Security Network Protection (XGS) models 3100, 4100, 5100, 7100
Firmware versions: 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.2.1, 5.2, 5.3
Remediation/Fixes
IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.
- 5.1.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0013 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1
- 5.1.1.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0008 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1.1
- 5.1.2.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0009 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1.2
- 5.1.2.1-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0005 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.1.2.1
- 5.2.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0005 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.2
- 5.3.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0001 for IBM Security Network Protection products at version 5.3
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
IBM Security Systems Ethical Hacking Team: Paul Ionescu, Brennan Brazeau, John Zuccato, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, Warren Moynihan
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21690823